SILENT

a. n.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. How silent is this town! Shak.

2.
a.

Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative. Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most silent of men. Broome. This new-created world, whereof in hell Fame is not silent. Milton.

3.
a.

Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.

4.
a.

Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."

5.
a.

Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.] Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. Sir W. Raleigh. Silent partner. See Dormant partner, under Dormant.

6.
n.

That which is silent; a time of silence. [R.] "The silent of the night." Shak.

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